…to become a superhero.

Quenton was tired. Of being sick all the time. Of hearing his mother sobbing quietly behind the locked bathroom door. Of kids at school shooting him pitying glances. Of teachers thinking his bald head meant he was slow or hard of hearing. Of being small for his age already, which in turn made him look even more pitifully frail before people even knew about his condition. Of not being able to play football.

Sometimes, when he’...